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2026 DAILYLAW 17170 (GAU)

SRI SURAJIT KHAKLARI v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

AB/2197/2025 · 2026-01-06

Pranjal Das

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010202912025 2026:GAU-AS:238 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : AB/2197/2025 SRI SURAJIT KHAKLARI S/O SRI KUSHA KHAKLARI R/O JOYPUR TOWN, PS JOYPUR , DIST DIBRUGARH, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE PP, ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S M ABDULLAH P, MD IMRAN,MR D SAIKIA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS O R D E R 07.01.2026 Heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R.J. Baruah, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Page No.# 2/3 2. This petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed by the petitioner, namely, Surajit Khaklari, stated to be aged 19 years apprehending arrest in connection with Joypur P.S. Case No. 42/2025 registered u/s 108/3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. The case arose out of an ejahar dated 08.08.2025 lodged by the mother of the deceased with allegation that her daughter was married with the petitioner in the year 2001 and they have two children. It is alleged that she faced continuous torture from the petitioner for demand of dowry and on 07.08.2025 she committed suicide. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the deceased died in a train accident and there is no instance of filing any criminal case, against the husband in the long years of their marriage. 5. On 09.09.2025, the petitioner was granted interim bail. The case diary has been received. The investigation is not yet completed. It is fairly submitted by the learned prosecution that though it was alleged in the FIR about the petitioner husband demanding dowry etc., but the investigation materials so far do not seem to support that. Pursuant to grant of interim, the petitioner is stated to have appeared before the I/O. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances, it might be justified to make the interim bail absolute. Accordingly, the interim bail granted to the aforesaid petitioner vide order dated 09.09.2025 is hereby made absolute, subject, of course, to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation and shall be available for the trial, if one commences. (ii) He shall not hamper or tamper with the evidence. Page No.# 3/3 (iii) He shall not commit any illegal activities. 7. Violation of any bail condition will entail cancellation of the bail. 8. Accordingly, this instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed and disposed of. 9. Send back the case diary. JUDGE Comparing Assistant